LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18302, 9 February 1925, Page 14

LYTTELTON NEWS.

The Pictures. , "The-Speed Demon/' starring Wallie Van, •was screened before a well-filled house at "the/ Harbour Light Theatre on Saturday night, together ■with"two comedies, a ecenic, and "gazette. . Very acceptable, was the singing by Mis 3 Merle Miller of "The Lost Chord," •with piano, and organ accompaniment, thei latter feeing played ily Ifr A. A." Swaby;, The picture: portion of the pro-gramme-will be repeated to-night. Tomorrow, a British production "Kob Boy," featuring David Hawthorne, will'be shown. 'J'he supporting programme includes a Mack Sennett oomedy, and the first episode of the third 3eriea of "The Leather Pushers."

Magistrate's Court. Mr W. T. Lester, J.P., presided at the Magistrate's Court •on Saturday. William Stockdale, • alias Brown, alias O'Brien, a steerage. passenger by the Wahine, was charged, with tho theft of £2O from William Grey," a fellow-passenger, on the voyage from Wellington . to. Lyttelton. On the applicar tion of : the police accused was remanded to appear at Christchurch to-day.

Swimming. The Corsair Bay Swimming Club held two race»-at Corsair Bay on Saturday afternoon. Results:—.. . 25yds handicap—B. Harrington (2jsec)-1, W. Geayley \3eec). 2, • R.' Johnston (3sec>3. T. Perry (2sec), S. Bamforcl (3sec), H. Isherwood (2aec),- E. Carney (3sec) also started. 50yds handicap—-W. Gcayley (ssec) 1.;. R» Johnston (ssec) 2, B. Harrington (3sec). 3. T. Perry (3sec), and E. Carney (ssec) also started. ■ [ The Lyttelton ladies' Club held races ■at i Corsair. Bay on - Saturday ' afternoon, with j reeulta as follows: —2syds handicap—First heat: F. Clair (lOeec) 1, V. Gower (Bsec) 2, E.' Parker, H'. Goodmanson,. R. Bundy, and [,M. Sutton also started. Second heat: E. ! Sproule' (llsec) 1, E. Piunkett (ssec) 2. M. \ Crawford, M. Hunter, 11. Aewton, and G. Shepheard. also started. Final: E. Sproule 1, F. Clair 2. Fifty yarda handicap: M. ■ Crawford (lOsec) 1. E." Piunkett (7sec) 2. Six started. Won easily. Dive: F. Clair 1. Yachting. The Canterbury Yacht Club held a series of races oa Saturday afternoon in a light easterly wind. The races resulted as follows.:— •' First-class yachts—Woiroana, (T. Harkess), eor, I; Miro (J. Wgddell), 3miu, 2; Aniiis (W. .A. Mi!kr), 3min, 3: ' .Second-clsss yachts—Phyllis (G. .-Whitford) scr, 1; Water beetle (M. Scott) lrfcin, 2; Pioioi (R. Tredennick) lOmin, 3. Sailing dinghv raco .'boyc)—Alert (7min) 1, Stranger (3min) 2, Myrtle (3min) 3. Kowhai (scr),' Raffles (6min), Isobel- (Oinin), Tiki <l2min) also started. the two last named retiring during the race.